Oh wow I loved that book

Go outside, meet ppl in the real world

do you enjoy reading or do you enjoy talking about how much you've read?

Yup. New releases or if there’s a specific book I want to give as a gift.

I think it somewhat depends on the library’s collection, but overall you’re right. I think a big thing is the feeling of scarcity. If you decide not to buy something at a chain store, you can expect it to be there the next time you’re there. The same is true of the library, though you may have to wait for it. At a used bookstore, that may be the only copy that ever comes into that store. If you don’t buy it and don’t write down the name/author, you may not ever be able to find it again.

Vuong is right imo

I don’t think it’s true that B&N has only a sliver of books that have been through a few printings. I’d guess only 20 or 30% of the store is new releases. What’s boring about a B&N is that each time you go is mostly the same experience because that other 70-80% of books gets reordered from the publisher when a copy is bought, whereas a used bookstore could have entirely new books from one visit to the next.

That’s called title case, and this person used it for the title of their post. It’s fine.

Ehh I feel it’s the opposite. I think it’s the newest books that are the most hit or miss, the ones that have been through a few printings have survived for a reason.

Knowing that the books are cheap allows you to let your curiosity lead you. A place filled with $25 books doesn’t do that.